As Bees in Honey Drown: Bad Buzz from the Capital Hive by Michael Winship Bees in Brooklyn are producing honey that’s bright red in color. Or, as The New York Times described it, “an alarming shade of Robitussin.” No, it’s not a sign of the Apocalypse. Apparently, the insects have been sipping nectar on the wrong side of town. The theory is that they’ve been imbibing … [Read more...] about As Bees in Honey Drown: Bad Buzz from the Capital Hive (Guest Voice)
Barack Obama and Terrorists
Talk radio hosts like to say Barack Obama doesn't really get terrorism or terrorists. The evidence does not support that (unless evidence is supposed to mean a rant by a talk show host who 99.99 percent of the time has bad things to say about Obama and Democrats and 99.99 percent of the time nice things to say about conservative Republicans). But there is one slight … [Read more...] about Barack Obama and Terrorists
Sarah Palin America’s Full-Time Professional Duelist (Guest Voice)
:Sarah Palin: America’s Full-Time Professional Duelist by Tina Dupuy The template for the perpetual Sarah Palin feud was set last Valentine’s Day. The animated series Family Guy aired an episode in which a character with Down Syndrome said her mother was the former Governor of Alaska. From her platform as a paid Fox News contributor, Palin pounced on the moment to condemn … [Read more...] about Sarah Palin America’s Full-Time Professional Duelist (Guest Voice)
Call it Treason (Guest Voice)
Call It Treason by Michael Reagan If we had a president in the White House who understood that we are at war with a crazed faction of Islam, and was willing to act on that belief, there would be no question about how we should deal with people who give aid and comfort to the enemy -- they’d be tried for treason and when found guilty stood up before a firing squad. … [Read more...] about Call it Treason (Guest Voice)
GOP-Obama common ground
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House Democrats Pass Permanent Extension of Middle-Class Tax Cuts
However, as Brian Beutler reports, it's almost certain to be a pyrrhic victory: … [Read more...] about House Democrats Pass Permanent Extension of Middle-Class Tax Cuts
US & World Economy: Threat Posed By Private Global Bankers
After writing my earlier post, I came across an article in Bloomberg offering more clarity on this complex issue of US Federal Reserve disclosures that affects the security and economy not only of the USA but the global community. "The Federal Reserve withheld details on individual securities pledged as collateral by recipients of $885 billion in central bank loans, denying … [Read more...] about US & World Economy: Threat Posed By Private Global Bankers
WE’RE WASTING OUR TIME
Most of the blogs, articles, comments and posts around the entire News/Opinion Internet (including TMV) have returned to completely frivolous and useless discussions between the right and left, conservatives and liberals, and Republicans and Democrats, with a few libertarian and fringe positions thrown in for diversity. Nothing the 90% of Americans say, write, believe, … [Read more...] about WE’RE WASTING OUR TIME
House Censures Rangel
The US House of Representatives has voted 339-79 to censure Congressman Charles Rangel for ethics violations. This is a rarely used punishment but one that by all accounts Mr. Rangel deserved (though to watch him at his press conference you'd think he never did a thing wrong in his life) … [Read more...] about House Censures Rangel
Putting The Shoe On The Other Foot
With all the debate on both sides regarding the lame duck session and what the Democrats are wanting to pass and the Republicans saying that they want to focus on a couple priorities, a thought occurred to me. While obviously we disagree from time to time on issues I hold out the hope that the more liberal members of this site (both bloggers and readers) still hold some … [Read more...] about Putting The Shoe On The Other Foot
Accept Our Compromise, Now, Or Die
Metaphorically speaking, of course: … [Read more...] about Accept Our Compromise, Now, Or Die
GOP No-Fly Zone for Lame Ducks
Republican leaders go to the White House for a cozy chat about cooperation, and the next day Mitch McConnell's thank-you note, cosigned by 41 Senate cohorts, promises to obstruct everything but extension of the Bush tax cuts to avoid a "job-killing tax increase" and a return of the "death tax." All this lethal campaign rhetoric is, of course, cover for GOP extortion of a … [Read more...] about GOP No-Fly Zone for Lame Ducks
Where Is Obama Going?
WASHINGTON -- As I was passing through security at Boston's Logan Airport on Tuesday night, a TSA worker discovered a penny in one of the bins that had just gone through the screener. He picked up the coin, turned to a colleague and said with a grim smile: "This is your Obama bonus." Which made me wonder: Is President Obama's strategy of offering pre-emptive … [Read more...] about Where Is Obama Going?
US Democracy: Private Global Bankers A Threat?
The real security threat, internal or external, to the USA may not come from Osama bin Laden or WikiLeaks. The Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says banks are undermining the rule of law in America and bad mortgages still fester. In 2009 Stiglitz had advocated nationalization of US banks. Yesterday, under the compromise contained in the Dodd-Frank Act, the US … [Read more...] about US Democracy: Private Global Bankers A Threat?
Apple and the Future of Television
The problem with streaming video to your television is not the technology. Apple TV is today's case-in-point. Walt Mossberg: I've been testing the new Apple TV, including trying out AirPlay using various devices, and found that it performs as advertised. It has a clean, easy interface, does a great job of streaming content from your own computers, and it allows you to rent TV … [Read more...] about Apple and the Future of Television
Repeal Dont Ask Don’t Tell
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Palin Urges No Vote On Child Nutrition Act
In a rare bipartisan moment, the Senate in August unanimously passed the Healthy Hungry-free Kids Act. Supported by major corporations, and with broad support across the political spectrum, the Act is the pet project of Michelle Obama. In concert with the President’s “Let’s Move” initiative, the child nutrition legislation is designed to be part of a campaign to fight … [Read more...] about Palin Urges No Vote On Child Nutrition Act
Wall Street’s Control Of Economic Policy Making
Is the notion that the our government's economic, tax and regulatory policies have largely been created by Wall Street and its proxies in recent decades a liberal fantasy? Here's some things to consider in this regard. Robert Rubin, Treasury Secretary for most of the Clinton years, came from a quarter century career at Goldman Sachs, and after leaving government became an … [Read more...] about Wall Street’s Control Of Economic Policy Making
Separation of Church and State, Chanuka-Style
A woman goes to the post office to buy stamps for her Hanukkah cards. She says to the clerk, "May I have 50 Hanukkah Stamps?" The clerk says, "What denomination?" "Oh my God", the woman says, "has it come to this?" "Give me 16 Orthodox, 22 Conservative and 30 Reform." Chappy Chanuka to those who are celebrating. Hattip for the joke to David Cunix. And no, the woman … [Read more...] about Separation of Church and State, Chanuka-Style
Quick Takes
Republicans have not been at all bipartisan on tax cuts (or anything else, for that matter), but, writes Ezra Klein, Democrats come in for their share of blame, too: … [Read more...] about Quick Takes